ModuleIII.pptxHaiku Poetry
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Artist:
Hokusai
Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry.
Haiku is also called nature or seasonal haiku.
Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons).
The most famous haiku poet was probably Basho (1644-1694).
This is an English translation of his best known poem:
“The old pond
A frog jumps in
Sound of water”
Haiku Poetry
Definition 1
An unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all.
In reality, the 5/7/5 rule was created for school children studying this type of poetry. 5/7/5 is helpful when taking a Japanese poetic form and then fitting English into that form.
Haiku Poetry
Definition 2
(the more relaxed definition)
Made of three lines of poetry, 17 syllables or LESS.
An ideal haiku should be short/long/short
5/9/3 would also work.
Haiku Poetry
Helpful Hints Haiku is generally not written in one long run on sentence. Instead, it generally has two distinct parts: a fragment on the first or the last line, and then the body of the haiku.
Some Examples follow:
Some famous examples:
Winter seclusion - Listening, that evening, To the rain in the mountain.
- Issa
Over the wintry forest, winds howl in rage with no leaves to blow.
- Soseki
I kill an ant and realize my three children have been watching.
- Kato Shuson
My life, - How much more of it remains? The night is brief.
- Shiki
Now it will be your turn on the discussion board this week!
You will write your own Haiku. The next slides offer some ideas.
The remainder of this slide show includes some pictures that you could use as the subject of a Haiku in this week’s discussion. However, you are free to use your own inspiration. You may also take a picture of your own as inspiration and post that along with your Haiku in this week’s discussion. You don’t have to write about nature.
http://www.lookoutmountain.com/images/uploads/attractions/rock-city-main.jpg
Rock City, Chattanooga, TN
Golden Gate Bridge in Fog.
A Screenshot from the film Life of Pi
Cyclists in the Tour de France
Rosenthal’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of the flag raising at Imo Jima. 1945
“The Persistence of Memory.” --Salvador Dalí
Time to head to the discussion board for some Haiku writing!
